Long Island City, N.Y.-based Hella Cocktail Co., a brand of botanically inspired mixers and cocktails, announced a $5 million investment from a fellow BIPOC-owned company, Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey, Shelbyville, Tenn.

For the second year, Breckenridge Distillery combines the art of blending whiskey and color in the second edition of the Collectors Art Series, a limited release bottle with local Denver Street artist and muralist Alexandrea Pangburn. 

The Jack Daniel's Distillery and the Nearest Green Distillery announced that Minneapolis-based Du Nord Social Spirits, a small batch distillery producing gin, vodka, liqueurs and whiskeys, is the first graduate of the Business Incubation Program, one of the core pillars of the Nearest & Jack Advancement Initiative. 

Angel’s Envy, a craft distiller with the Bacardi Ltd. portfolio, announced its limited-edition release: Angel’s Envy 2021 Cask Strength Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished in Port Wine Barrels.

Legendary rock band KISS debuted its award-winning spirits portfolio: Drink It Up by KISS, in the United States. Drink It Up by KISS is a collaboration between the legendary band, their licensing agent, Epic Rights, Santa Monica, Calif. and the Sweden-based spirits producer Brands for Fans. 

Duke Spirits introduced Duke Grand Cru Tequila, a line of three new ultra-premium single estate tequilas from the highlands of Jalisco, Mexico. 

Inspiro Tequila, a new ultra-premium additive-free tequila, launched in the United States. The first release in the Inspiro portfolio is Inspiro Tequila Luna Blanco, a gluten-free and additive-free blanco tequila.

Boardroom Spirits, a sustainable, craft distillery, released two limited-release ready-to-drink (RTD) bottled cocktails in time for fall: Vanilla Peartini and Blueberry Blush. The Vanilla Peartini, features Boardroom’s Vanilla Vodka against hints of pears. The Blueberry Blush marries freshly picked blueberries with Boardroom’s vodka and warming spices such as cardamom.

MXXN, a non-alcohol, cannabis-infused spirits brand, entered the cannabis and spirits industries with the launch of three expressions: London Dry, Jalisco Agave and Kentucky Oak.